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The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia • 53

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Atlanta, Georgia
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53
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Two shootings leavo victims in critical condition By James Alexander Jr. Staff Writw i I 1 Two DeoDle were reported In critical condition at Grady Memorl-al Hospital early Sunday with Inju ries from unrelated shootings, ac cording to Atlanta police. KJ In one incident, which may have. been an attempted robbery, 45-year- old Brad Harvil. of 4402 Canary Court, Lithia Springs, was shot once in the chest In a struggle with a man who was hiding in his van, po lice said.

The shooting occurred shortly after 6 p.m. as Harvil was leaving a liauor store at neamont ana Au burn avenues, homicide Set. J.T. i rrv j.f rrr Turner said. "When he came out, he started down the street a ways and noticed someone had gotten in the van.

The man forced him to drive down North Avenue, where he was shot The shooting happened at the S2V3 bsnsY anlfcsb Easter Seals, year Easter Seal Ccapsns at -vmj corner of North Avenue and Park way Drive." Harvil wrestled the I handgun from his assailant and fired at him, but "We don't know if he was hit" Turner said. II. Rw3 Turner said the suspect escaped bv lumoine onto the back of a pick up truck that had been following mm. si. HKMI Harvil's late-model rora van.

look ir speclaN In the other Incident, police said for special an Atlanta man shot his common- I forspKHI h2StCT coupon I 'JtStPr JU coupons law wife in the head around 9 p.m. jjitsizr -jKnlc today's I Thick 7.oc todai't at their apartment at 3415 Maynard paper. paper. Wines Court Police charged Vincent Antonio ftllrlnlh. ii 'Ms I WET ONES CHUBS Holmes, 25, with aggravated assault In the Incident.

The victim, Trevious 'THICK BABY WIPES iWOOLITE RUG I CLEANER 22-0Z. I rWrl DUTY BATTERIES 2-wm or "0" i Bon A 70 AO CLOTHS Lee, 21, was shot while they were sitting at a table in the apartment, vuiur Turner said. Maaic Transparent Tape Cls K.Trl Store Scotch Magic Transparent Tape FROM IB County, according to the Metro At lanta Crime Commission. Gwinnett County led the field with a 41 per tool A for special Faster al( coupons I cent increase in robberies last year over 1984. Scot.

Since Feb. 1 Gwinnett has had 17 armed robberies reported to police, Compared to 14 in that period last tear. Last Thursday, for exam- 7 1ADVS DE0D0 i all B3M SCOTCH TAPE i-a" A son" 1 4S0" I CLEARASIl 1 SUPER VANISH Of SUPER COVER fie, Gwinnett merchant Narharibhai ateCr- who police said was robbed Reg. 99 cacn FORMULA -6S-0Z. of $23,000 two months ago gave chase- after he was held up again.

His robber-assailant fired four shots, striking Patel's car. i kiu trxx 1 JLv VA Ji "I wanted to stop that robber. mi Now I think I made a foolish mis take," said Patel, who was not in Sf-v; PLANTERS FATAILY SIZE 2f2 .15 1 PEANUTS 24-OZ. Reg. 5.79 jured.

VlbStTtol ijis-an TOSTITOS i Shopkeepers who arm them selves are making a mistake, said ZACHERY PAIl-0-EGGS H0-0Z. Or BRACK'S Atlanta Deputy Police Chief W.J. PALMER I CANDY-COATED EGGS 8-OZ. BAG 2 FOR FIDDLE FADDLE i.00 PEANUT or ALMOND Reg. 79 tath KARSKMALL0W EGGS 10 -PACK Taylor.

"You've got a nervous young man with a gun in his hand, and if you make a move to a weapon he's going to shoot you," Taylor sot Hi said. The 31-year-old Mrs. Matich had locked the front door of her' broth wax" er's store when she and Lisa closed at 10 p.m. The assailant simply shattered the glass door with gun fire and stepped through, authorities said' CIAIR01 CONDITION SNUGGLE A panic button alarm triggered by Mrs. Matich didn't help, ASUNUNE I SWEETARTS CANDY EGGS 8-OZ.

BAG i.1 11 FABRIC AIMAY, I'OREAl OFF Reg. 5.95 to ft IRISH SPRING 23 Tbath soap BEAUTY PACK or 'HOT OIL TREATMENT She needed help Instantly. SOFTENER S3-0Z. tYou think about the things you maybe could have done, Lisa fa 1 ther and the owner of the store, Oli ver Dhapman, said Friday. "But there's no way you can protect 1 v.

4.: 1 yourself. Arrested and charged with two PONC r7) counts of murder and with armed robbery in the Newton County case are "Melbert Ray Ford 25, of POND'S ADVIL ALKA-SELTZER CLAIR0L VITAPOINTE Austell and William Turner, 19, of COLD CREAM J.5-0Z. TABLETS PIUS PRELl CONCENTRATE SHAMPOO 7-OZ. TUBE 2.57 Newton County. 1.99S CRENIE DRY SKIN Limit 2 HAIRDRESS 1.75 0Z.

COLD MEDICINE 12 TABLETS The Georgia Bureau of Investi CREAM S.9-0Z. gation was evaluating Ford as a possible Informant GBI agent Tony Gailey said Saturday. Gailey said Conyers police asked the GBI to "work with" Ford after learning that. Ford had information about il licit drug trafficking. Conyers Police Chief Roland Vaughn said his agency relation 2 FOR I PERT 2.30S5T0 5HPE5- ship Ford Btemmed from an incident last December in which Ford was charged with assaulting a WHITE RAIN 00(HfllR SPRAY aljj 7.5-OL SPRAY Or 8-OZ.

K0N-AER0S0L HUKUKA HO PRATER DISPLAY iCmULCUIAT0R I I fl'I O1- 25-PK. or 1-CAL wat RUBBING ALCOHOL 16-OZ. police officer working of f- duty. at a bowling alley. fprd was allowed to plead guilty, to the lesser charge of reckless driving and was scheduled for 11 Trust Eckerd'sl sentencing in Rockdale County Su R01AIDS ANTACID 75 TABLETS 5 TYPES JOHNSON JOHNSON BANDA1D' BANDAGES BOX OF 60 REACH or BUTLER TOOTHBRUSH perior Court next week, authorities 4 JWi i 1 Li- ISystbm 2 Ford also is wanted for 'of probation In Paulding Coun SAVE UP fpT? TO 50 lV ON YOUR rn NEXT PRESCRIPTION How? Quality Eckerd ty, authorities said.

Paulding County Sale prices good thru Tues; March 11th. See the fellow pages for the Eckerd nearest you. we reserve the right to limit quantities. Sheriff W.L. "Bill" Forsyth said Sat urday that Ford was convicted of theft by conversion in 1984 but has for Twice the Prints and Quality.

Photo Processing Because your MONEY ORDERS VISA failed Jo report to a probation offi cer and has failed to pay the court- imposed fine on the conviction. Brand equivalents Ford was the former boyfriend of Mrs. Matich and was known to Mernories only Happen the Chapman family. Once! Newton Sheriff Gerald Malcolm VM4 with the PAQ. seal.

To in said further investigation was needed to determine whether robbery or murder was the predominant mo- Eckerd mmzclst, tivej He said some items were taken frorrj the store, but that some cash and-receipts remained in the till. Why Lisa was killed, he said, nothing's more Importznt thzn your health. was; tormentingly unclear. "I can't AMERICAS FAMILY DRUG STORE figure it out unless (the murderer didrrt want to leave a witness.".

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